Pump Industry Notes—What’s moving and shaking in the pump industry?

Recent pump industry partnerships and appointments.

PumpScout Parnters with Pump Solutions Group & NETZSCHPumpScout.com has partnered with Pump Solutions Group (PSG) to increase the pump supplier’s online visibility and sales. PumpScout.com is a website for pump buyers looking for information about pumps, and price quotes on specific products. The site is intended to help buyers figure out the right pump for their application and then quickly connect them to the appropriate pump suppliers.

Buyers can now also receive quotes on Blackmer System One Series centrifugal process pumps and ANSI, end suction and self-priming pumps from Griswold.

PumpScout.com has also recently partnered with NETZSCH Pumps North America, a Pennsylvania-based company that specializes in progressing-cavity pumps and rotary lobe pumps. The pump manufacturer is the North American subsidiary of NETZSCH, a global operating group headquartered in Germany.

Pump Express Launches New Pump E-Commerce Site The Web-based industrial and commercial pump distributor Pump Express will launch a new e-commerce site in spring 2013 geared to the light commercial and residential markets called PumpProducts.com. The new venture will incorporate pull-down menus, shopper reviews and buyers guides into an easy-to-use shopping site devoted to pumps, repair parts and accessories. A limited selection of electric motors and generators will also be offered. Zoeller, Liberty Pumps, and PHCC Pro Series are the three main wastewater pump manufacturers the new site will focus on with plans to offer their sump, sewage and effluent pumps as stand-alone units and packaged systems.

PumpProducts.com will also offer pumps for the full range of domestic non-wastewater applications including HVAC, recirculation and irrigation.

“The main thing that distinguishes PumpProducts.com from Pump Express, our flagship site, is a shopping cart,” said General Manager Ed Drejman, in a prepared statement. “PumpExpress.com will continue to provide essential pump sizing and selection services to the commercial and industrial clients who require it, while PumpProducts.com will cater to the online shopper who has a pretty good idea of what he or she needs and is primarily interested in getting a quality pump at the best price.”

Marshall Bond Pumps Inc. Joins Filtronics As Sales RepresentativeFiltronics Inc., a municipal and industrial water treatment solutions company, announced Marshall Bond Pumps Inc. as one of its new sales representatives. Marshall Bond Pumps Inc. officially joined the Filtronics representative team in November of 2012 and is managing northern Illinois. Marshall Bond Pumps Inc. specializes in manufacturing engineered pumps and process solutions. The company offers a range of pumps, clarifiers, bar screens, blowers, and processes for customers in the municipal and industrial market.

Mike Retter

Joe Price

Gorman Rupp Names 2 New District ManagersMike Retter has been appointed to the position of Southeast District Manager – Engineered Systems for the Gorman Rupp Company, Mansfield Division. In this position, Mr. Retter will serve as the manager for the Southeast Municipal Market Territory. He will cover the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Southern Ohio, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Mr. Retter brings with him 19 years of experience in the municipal and utility contractor pump market. Since 1993 he has been employed by ITT/Xylem Flygt as a direct salesman, district manager and branch manager in the cities of Atlanta, Chicago and Charlotte. Gorman Rupp says Mr. Retter will contribute to the company’s Southeastern U.S. customers as it grows sales of its Engineered Packaged Stations and sewage pumps in the municipal market.

Joe Price has been appointed to the position of Western District Manager – Engineered Systems for the Gorman Rupp Company, Mansfield Division. In this position, Mr. Price will serve as the manager for the Western Municipal Market Territory. He will cover the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Alaska & Hawaii. Mr. Price brings with him 17 years of experience in application sales for packaged pump systems, flow control and various filtration & separation technologies. Since 1995 Joe has held sales management positions with companies providing engineered solutions to the municipal, utility, oil & gas, power generation, and mining markets. Gorman Rupp says Mr. Price will contribute to the company’s Western U.S. customers as it grow sales of its Engineered Packaged Stations for water and wastewater applications in the municipal market.